Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed. Taken together, …
On July 30, 2025, asteroid 2025 OL1—measuring roughly the size of a small aircraft—will pass Earth at a distance of 1.29 million kilometers. This event, closely tracked by NASA and …
Jul 7, 2025 Astronomy Cast Ep. 762: Science in Crisis – NASA’s New Budget By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Jun 30, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser …
Close-ups of the Sun’s coronal loops and a tiny piece of Bennu can teach us a lot.
Just discovered, it’s been orbiting the Sun alongside Earth for decades, and will continue to do so for decades more The post Meet 2025 PN7, Earth’s New Quasi-moon appeared first …
Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just earned its wings. A Falcon 9 with a brand-new first stage lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 2) at …
The death cap mushroom has been implicated in many people’s deaths, from Roman emperors to modern foragers Shutterstock/Tisha Razumovsky Death cap mushrooms are back in the news. Amanita phalloides has …
In victory for animal rights activists, research on monkeys would end in 2030
McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in science …
One of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease is the entorhinal cortex — a region that plays a big role in memory, spatial navigation, and the …